Blühende Spireen (Blooming Spiraea)

c. 1925

Wilhelm Heise

Associated Names
Wilhelm Heise

Artist, German, born 1892

The image displays a scene from a low elevation, showing a bridge with two figures sitting atop. Detailed plants with feathery leaves are in the foreground, casting shadows on the stone bridge. The background features dense foliage with intricate line work, creating a monochromatic color palette of browns and blacks. The composition lacks a visible horizon, filled with vegetation and structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on japan paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    image: 36 x 25.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.5 x 30.8 cm (19 1/8 x 12 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.92.280

  • Series Title

    Nächtliche Blumenstücke

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Jörg Maass Kunsthandel, Berlin); Ruth Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased November 3, 2004; Gift to NGA, 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Blühende Spireen; lower right in graphite: Wilhelm Heise

Wikidata ID

Q76556521

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